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These two prophets, in many respects, were more particular concerning the coming of Christ, and his glorious gospel kingdom, than any of the prophets had been before. They both of them mention those three great overturnings of the world that should be before he came. Ezekiel is particular in several places concerning ⟨p. 114⟩the coming of Christ. The prophet Daniel is more particular in foretelling the time of the coming of Christ than ever any prophet had been before, in the 9th chap. of his prophecy; who foretold, that it should be seventy weeks, i. e. seventy weeks of years, or seventy times seven years, or four hundred and ninety years, from the decree to rebuild and restore the state of the Jews, till the Messiah should be crucified; which must be reckoned from the commission given to Ezra by Artaxerxes that we have an account of in the 7th chap. of Ezra; whereby the very particular time of Christ's crucifix on was pointed out, which never had been before.

These two prophets, in many respects, were more particular concerning the coming of Christ, and his glorious gospel kingdom, than any of the prophets had been before. They both of them mention those three great overturnings of the world that should be before he came. Ezekiel is particular in several places concerning ⟨p. 114⟩the coming of Christ. The prophet Daniel is more particular in foretelling the time of the coming of Christ than ever any prophet had been before, in the 9th chap. of his prophecy; who foretold, that it should be seventy weeks, i. e. seventy weeks of years, or seventy times seven years, or four hundred and ninety years, from the decree to rebuild and restore the state of the Jews, till the M•ssiah should be crucified; which must be reckoned from the commission given to Ezra by Artaxerxes that we have an account of in the 7th chap. of Ezra; whereby the very particular time of Christ's crucifix on was pointed out, which never had been before.